Work receptacle for machine benches



June 3, 1930.

WORK RECEPTACLE FOR MACHINE BENCHES V ild Nov. 10, 1927 w. H. DES .JARDINS 1;761,780 v zs'ject of thepresent invention is to provide a diate transverse bracket 18, also adjustably Patented-June a 1930 r 1,761,786

I.I-QIUNHTEVDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

winrain nns Jeanine, or HAVERHILL. MASSACHUSETTS WORK REGEPTACLE son Macrame Bananas Application filed November 10, 1927. Serial No. 232,372.

' I This "invention relates to work receptacles able feature of construction but is not indisfor'usein c'onnection withmachine benches pensable. orpower tables used in manufacturing estab- These and'other features of the invention lishments operating sewing .machines, eyewill be best understood and appreciated from 5 leting machines, folding machines or stitchthe following description of apreferred em'-' 55 ing room machinery in general. Such bodiment thereof selected for purposes ofilbenches or tables are furnished'as commerlustration and shown in the accompanying cial equipment to shoe factories, for examdrawings, in which ple, and are usually installed in long parallel Fig.1 is a sectional view of a power bench 10 rows with the operators ranged along one showing the receptacle in position, and 0 edge. Floor space is always at a premium Fig.2 is a view in perspective of the comand the problem of maintaining and supplete receptacle. plying workwithin easy reach'of each oper- 'The bench, which forms no part of the ator' and of affording a'convenient place for present invention, will first be described.

' the disposal of finished work is always a This comprises a series of leg sections serving 65 serious one. Itis desirable to keep the surto support the top 12 of the bench and havface of the bench adjacent to the machine ing provision for adjustment so that the top clear of all work except the particular case of the bench may be leveled even upon a unor lot' uponwhich the operator is actually even floor. As shown in Fig. 1, the leg sec engaged, in order to prevent confusion or tion comprises two upright portions 14, ad- 70 mixing of the lots, loss of individual pieces justably secured by a bolt and slot connection from the bench, or damage by having the toa transverse bracket 16'which extends bepieces crowded against the machine. neath the table top 12 from back to front.

With these considerations in view, the ob- The upright sections 14 carry an intermeself-contained work receptacle which may be secured to the upright sections by bolt and 7 attached readily'to any work bench of comslot connections and serving to carry an admercial type, in convenient position for an justable hanger 20 for a power shaft 22. The operator to reach in providing herself with adjustable mounting of the bracket 18 and new work or depositing finished work. In of the hanger in the bracket permit lining up to addition to provision "for readily attaching the shaft'and locating it in the most favorthe receptacle to the bench, it is important to able position for the work in hand. The provide means for adjusting the position of power shaft 22 is shown as provided with a the receptacle, since such benches are ordidriving pulley 24,"by which it is connected, narily equipped with a longitudinal driving through the medium of the belt 28, to a trans- 83 shaft: and a series of transmitters or under mitter 26 secured to the underside of the top 1 drivers bolted to theunder side of the bench of the bench. v

and belted to the power shaft. In placing a The top of the bench is of wood and of work receptacle beneath such a bench, a locarelatively thick section in its forward portion 40 tion must be determined which will allow above the transmitter 26 where the operat- 9 proper clearance betweenthe receptacle and ing machine is to be bolted in place. Slots the power shaft, belts, transmitters and other are shown in this portion of the table for equipment. I the passage of thedriving belt 30, by which The work receptacle herein disclosed pro 7 the machine, not shown, is actuated from vides a main compartment for the reception the transmitter 26. The rear portion of the of cases or bundles of work and also a smaller table top is somewhat reduced in thickness auxiliary compartment for the purpose of and is provided at its rear edge with a rail 32. holding spools ofthread, bobbins and other The bench above describedconstitutes one small accessories of the machines. This well known form of commercial power table auxiliary compartment constitutes a desirto which the work receptacle of my. inven- 1 tion may be attached with particular advantage, although it-is, of course, not limited to use with this or with any other particular type of table. Y i

The work receptacle-comprises an elongated compartment formed by a bottom shelf- 40, a, rear wall 42, a'sheetmetal protecting;

cover .44 and a'pairofmetal grilled end sections 46. A retaining rail 48 is also provided at the front edge ofthe shelf or bottom 40.

The end sections 46 may be'castings or may be fabricated of strip stock; Theyjmight V be of solid construction but, for the sake'of' appearance and lightness, I prefer the grilled a construction shown in the drawings, the only essentials being that the end sectlons should be sufiicientlyrigid to carry the longitudinal elements of the receptacle and constitute with them arigidself-contained structure which receptacle to'the bench, aipair of hinges 50 are will not sag o'r loosen inuseand vwhich may be transported orstored in stock withoutjdeterioration. y c c a The bottom shelf 40, the back Wall 42 and the retaining rail 48 arelpreferably formed ofrwood, while the protective cover 44' is formed of sheet unetai, as :it 1s intended to protect. the articles in the receptacle from oil vwhich might drip from the machines on the bench 'or be thrown by the mechanism-be neath the bench As shown, certainmembers or" the grilled endse'ctio'ns are provided with barbs or lugs'47 for engaging}the longitu dinalmembers of thereceptacleandtprovision, is also made for additional securing, means in the shape ofscrews or'b-olts ifdesired. V c

For the purpose of adjustably att-achingthe lprovided, one being riveted to themetal of for example, or equipment. V I c I The principal compartment of the recep-j taole, as clearly shown, is trapezoidal in cross section, with its upper and lower walls some M to each end section v46 at the upper forward corner thereot The hinges maybe screwed to therear rail 32 of thebench top inattaching thereceptacle, as indicated in Fig, 4 1; Each end section 15 also 'provlded'wlth a.

rearwardly extending arm 52. slotted tot receive a threaded rod or bolt 54, having a pair of clamping nuts 56 and depending from the top of the bench. It will be apparentthat the receptacleas a whole may be tiltedabout 'the." horizontal axisvofit s hinges 50' and clamped in any'desired position of'angular adjust ment by the nuts 56. 'This permits thei receptacle to be solocated as to'insure the proper clearance between it and the belt 28,

Securedbetween the portions-60 are a shelf 62,'a back wall 64andL-a front rail 66, which I together form the auxiliarycompartments? iVhile the 'frontvrail 66 is secured within the outline ofthe end 'porti0n-60, its front edge is extendedto formatongue 61, tow'hichjis' se- 1 partm'ent. v I

Ihave' shown -the ireceptacle ofmy invention as securedto' tlie rear partoii' the power bench inposition to be utilized by thefopera tor working. at thenextbench,whomay con- 1 1 veniently turn and reach into the'compartcured the retaining rail 48 of the maincoml" mentto turnish herself with bundles ofwork delivered there by ail-attendant orto deposit I therein bundles of finished-work, While this 7 arrangement willfbe convenient inmost cases,

the receptacle maybe located in any position suitable ,forthe work in hand.

'7 Having thus describedmy invention,'what I claim 'as, new and desire to: seoure by; Let;

ters-Patentis: I

1. Aeelf-contained attachable i ecep tacleforipower work bencheshaving' an el engated'shelf. with, a retaining rail, areal; walhi'.

end sections and a sheet metal protective cover,

hiiiges'secured to eacli' end. section for. at-ff"- tachmentto the edge of a bencmarmg- 5 jecting rearwiardly from the upper portion of each section, and threaded clampingvmeans cooperating with each arm.

2' A; sel't-containel pension beneathia power sewlngggmaehine or zreceptacle'forsue T bench, havinga sheli, end sections carrying" hinges. at one F upper corner and, outwardly A projecting'arms atthe-opposite upper corner, .c and means depending irom theben'choooper- I 'ating Iwith said outwardly projecting arms for'clamping said arms-inavarious vertical po= i sitions .and'thereby efiect an angular adjusb' ment of the receptacle" withxrespect 'to' the a power mechanism beneath. the bench.

other parts of the bench what diverging and substantially open at its front side, so that bundles of Work may be easily deposited or withdrawn from it; V An auxiliary compartment is also provided eneath the principal compartmentand coextensive therewithin length, for the purpose of'containing spools or reels ofthread',-bob- I WILFRID ,HL'DES/JARDINS. l" 

